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Photo of Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur, information science students at Penn State Great Valley

Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur

Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur worked with faculty member Dr. Satish Mahadevan Srinivasan in the campus' big data lab to analyze the public's feelings during the recent election.

Photo of Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur, two information science students at Penn State Great Valley

Big data lab research provides students with competitive advantage

Two Master of Information Science students at Penn State Great Valley will graduate with job offers thanks to their studies and hands-on research experience. As part of a team, the students worked with faculty in the campus' big data lab to analyze the public's feelings during the recent election.
Picture of Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur, two information science students at Penn State Great Valley

Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur

Penn State Great Valley information science students Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur worked with faculty member Satish Mahadevan Srinivasan in the campus' big data lab to analyze the public's feelings during the recent election.

Barron with crowd on steps of Capitol rotunda

Invent Penn State Day at Capitol 2

Students and chancellors from 13 campuses accompanied University President Eric Barron for an event on June 20 in Harrisburg announcing the next series of six $50,000 grants for Commonwealth Campuses to expand the Invent Penn State initiative.

Map of Pennsylvania with Invent Penn State sites

Invent Penn State map

With the June 20 announcement of the next wave of seed grants, the Invent Penn State initiative now includes 13 locations across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Student gives elevator pitch

Penn State Harrisburg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

An entrepreneurship student discusses his business plan during an elevator pitch competition in fall 2015 at Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, part of Invent Penn State. The competition was judged by the center’s director and professor of pratice, Kevin Harter.